Sérgio Conceição fired up ahead of Saudi Arabia debut | OneFootball

Al-Ittihad made several images public this Monday revealing yet another training session in Jeddah, with Sérgio Conceição vigorously encouraging his players during preparations for the match against Al-Fayha, coached by Pedro Emanuel and scheduled for this Friday.

It is worth recalling that the experienced Portuguese coach was officially announced as the new manager of the current Saudi champions last Wednesday and, after arriving in Jeddah to an atmosphere of euphoria on Thursday, quickly got down to work.

Among various ways of motivating the team, Sérgio Conceição stood out by trying to joke with one of the players, a gesture that even brought a smile to Karim Benzema in a video released by the club on Sunday, with high demands marking the latest sessions at Al-Ittihad – the team where Portuguese player Danilo Pereira plays.

The coach, who recently left AC Milan, thus embraces his first challenge outside European football in pursuit of the Saudi championship double, becoming a direct rival of Cristiano Ronaldo, João Félix, and Jorge Jesus, all at Al Nassr, not to mention Rúben Neves and João Cancelo, from Al Hilal.

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